Searchable Lemmata: albus (L).
Alternate Forms: elbum (L), album (L).
1(n.)
Dye;
colour term; white.(ante 700 - 1500)
1. Glaucus color est ferrugineus subniger. Elbidum ab elbo colore vocatum; elbum est enim medius color inter nigrum et album, et elbum ab albo dirivatum.
[DOE ISID. Etym. (19,28,7)]
2. neque per caput tuum iuraueris quia non potes unum capillum album facere aut nigrum ne ðerh heafod ðin suere ðu forðon ne mæhtu enne her huit geuirce ł blaec.
[DOE MtGl (Li) (012800 (5.36))]
Sex: N/A Use: n/a Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
2(adj.)
Dye;
tawed (leather).(1305)
Sex: N/A Ceremonial: No
Body Parts: N/A.
3(adj.)
Law/Custom;
wearing white; dressed in white (often used to describe Cistercians, Austin canons and cononesses, Servites).(ante 1200 - 1450 ?)
4. [34] ... R. comes Cestrie ... edificavit ... abbaciam de Deulecres albi ordinis ... [35 p. 214] ... cilicio et lorica [TREVISA: an haubereoun] jugiter usa in carne contra carnem militavit
Historic.
[DMLBS HIGD. (VII 34-35 p. 214) 1352/1365]
Sex: Male, Female Use: Ecclesiastical Ceremonial: Yes
Body Parts: N/A.
Definite, From Classical L. A derived word albedo 'whiteness' is also common, but has no attestations in a specific garment-related sense in DMLBS.
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